In collaboration with Notodofilmfest, the Starlight Foundation convened the Starlight Short Film Award in 2012, for the third consecutive year. This is a special award that honors the short of three and a half minutes or less in duration which best helps defend the value of the sky and the stars.
(Read more *).
* The prize is endowed with a €1,500 cash prize and a trip for two people to the island of La Palma, spending a night at the Astronomers’ Residence at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. It also includes a tour of the facilities and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC).
– 2011 Winner: Star Love. Written and directed by Javier Botet and Albert Carpenter
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/764151/STAR%20LOVE.mov.zip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIPQ7Pi4C-M
– 2012 Winner: Throwing Stars. Written and directed by Filipe Bezerra Da Costa
http://www.notodofilmfest.com/index.php?corto=31356#/Buscador/Ficha/34274/